No Experience

Manager : For a man with no experience, you are certainly asking for a high salary.

Applicant : Well, the work is much harder when you don't know what you are doing!"


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ASAP


The interviewer examined the job application, then turned to the prospective employee. "I see you have put ASAP down for the date you are available to start, meaning 'As Soon As Possible,' of course. However, I see you've put AMAP down for expected salary. I don't believe I've ever seen that before. What does it mean?" The applicant replies, "As Much As Possible!"




Just for laughs and thanks for reading.

Peer Pressure

I met a friend. I thought a new friendship would blossom. We talk, we laugh, we get in trouble together. Then he saw a bunch of cooler, better people and left me for them without a word. I was left sitting alone. Everytime I felt lonely, I wish that I have more work to do to keep me busy, to escape from my loneliness.........


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The above was written by my 13 year old boy. He got bitten by the writing bug too. He saw me writing and reading about 6S. He ask what it was about and he want to try his hands on writing one. He wrote the above in just 10 minutes. Guess my writing passion is quite contagious. I would say he did a wonderful job, but you might say I am biased coz I am the mom. Well, what do you think? I encourage him to have his own blog but he said he is too busy with school work and assignments etc. Perhaps he will start one when he is in college. Happy reading and thanks for dropping by.

My Bonsai plant

Click on the photo for a better view.

It is Chinese New Year and I am dressing up my plants to make them look pretty and nice. A neighbor told me that besides pruning, trimming etc I should also pluck the old leaves with my bare hands. The more often you pluck those old leaves the next leaves that comes out from that spot would be smaller in size. When you prune it, two shoots will appear at the spot that you cut but the leaves are big if the plant appears to be healthy. At the end of each shoot, it will bloom. Well, I normally do both.

Exactly one week after you prune it and/or pluck those old leaves, it would start to bloom. Give it another week and those flowers will open and this particular bonsai, it's flowers give out a very nice smell. Can you see from the photo above, between all those leaves you can see lots of tiny white flower buds, some already open too. Just in time for Chinese New Year this Saturday.

I normally dress up my plants with red ribbons and some golden small pineapple. I just cut those red ribbons short and just tie a knot around the branches and twigs. From far it looks as if all my plants have tiny red flowers. I would also hang some golden pineapple, or what ever I could get. from the shop.

Just would like to share my success story of making my Bonsai bloom in time. Happy Chinese New Year to all and thanks for reading.

Ang Pau

The above is a picture of "Ang Pau" packets. It is sort of like a red envelope for you can put money inside. Since it is for Chinese New Year, they normally comes in red or anything bright with pictures or nice Chinese wordings wishing all a prosperous new year.

This year, Chinese New Year falls on Valentines Day. What a coincident. Most Chinese (still dating) couples especially if they both comes from different states, would be miles apart on Valentines Day, this year. Normally the first day of Chinese New Year we would spent it with our immediate family members.

This celebration last for 15 days in which during these days, married couple are to hand out "Ang Pau" to children and all those who are still single regardless of age, actually. Well, there are those elderly people who are single give "Ang Pau" to their nieces and nephews. That's why when you are not married and in your late thirties or forties, it is quite embarrassing to receive "Ang Pau" from someone younger than you.

I read in the papers sometime ago, about this 2 ladies from U.S who open a shop for people to exchange their Christmas gifts. No money was involved and it is a non profit company. It seems that every year, thousands of people would return their gifts to shops in exchange for money. Malaysian shops won't allow that. So now they can exchange it in this special shop for anything you like, even though the value is much more or less.

Why not, all start giving "Ang Pau" , money or gift vouchers from now on. This way we save all the trouble going shopping, cracking our heads as to what to buy for who. At least you won't end up getting the same gift from different friends and relatives.

I stop buying presents for my sons on birthdays, long time ago, since they started schooling. I give them money every year. It is up to them to buy something they like or save the money in the bank. That way I don't have to see their disappointed look in their face when I bought the wrong gifts.

I would like to wish all Chinese a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Thanks for reading.

Just a little boy.

Little Adam followed his dad to the swimming club and got lost and found himself in the ladies' changing room. When the ladies spotted him, there was pandemonium, shrieks and screams as the ladies jumped for cover, grabbing towels, sheets, hankies and panties.

Little Adam was amazed at the attention bestowed upon him and asked, "What's the matter? Haven't you seen a little boy before?"


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His Parents Are Smart.



Little Nicky comes home from school at the end of term with his report car. The report card has all Ds and Fs. His parents start lecturing him, and Nicky explains that everyone in his class did poorly, not just him.

"But what about David down the street," they said, "He brought home all As and Bs."

"Well, David is different," he retorted.

"How so?" his father asked.

"Cos his parents are smart!"



Just for laughs. Make sure to be a smart parents from now on. Thanks for reading.